Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn
Date1925
Artist
Carlo Leonetti
(American graphic artist, painter, and photographer, 1895–1994)
Illustration CitationTheatre, August 1925
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionssheet: 13 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (34 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Margo Allman, 2013
Object number2013-18
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextIn the late 1910s and 1920s, modern dancers Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn appeared across the country with their dance company Denishawn. Their specialties included dances loosely based on distant cultures, and their exotic costumes were part of their appeal.
